Baijiantan climate — normals and trends
Baijiantan (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 87 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Baijiantan averages 146 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 28 rainy days per year.
Baijiantan has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 140 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 22 July 2015) and the coldest -36.7 °C (on 24 December 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BaijiantanXinjiang
- coords
- 45.69°, 85.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
3.6°C
Annual rainfall
87mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
44.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
28 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.047
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.8 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest day
-36.7 °C
24 December 1984
Wettest day
17 mm
1 August 2016
Windiest day
81.1 km/h
25 November 2018
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
1 December 2018
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
22 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-41.1 °C
24 December 1984
Snowiest day
5.5 cm
14 March 1946
Sunniest day
15.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -6.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 8.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 15 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 19 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 14 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 3.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | -6.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baijiantan?
Baijiantan has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 87 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baijiantan?
The hottest day measured in Baijiantan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2015, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baijiantan?
The coldest day measured in Baijiantan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1984, at -36.7 °C.
Does it snow in Baijiantan?
Yes. Baijiantan gets on average 9.8 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Baijiantan warmed?
Yes: Baijiantan warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baijiantan?
The wettest day measured in Baijiantan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2016, with 17 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baijiantan?
The windiest day measured in Baijiantan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2018, with winds reaching 81.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baijiantan?
The warmest month in Baijiantan is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Baijiantan?
Baijiantan receives on average 87 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 28 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baijiantan?
Baijiantan gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baijiantan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baijiantan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1946, with 5.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baijiantan?
Yes: Baijiantan has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baijiantan?
In Baijiantan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 22 July 2015, and the lowest was -41.1 °C on 24 December 1984.
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